Plant Signs

Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius var. bufonius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Clustered Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius var. congestus

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Western Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Soil drainage

Standing

Hairstemmed Rush

Juncus capillaris

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

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Soil drainage

Standing

Greenheaded Rush

Juncus chlorocephalus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Colorado Rush

Juncus confusus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coville's Rush

Juncus covillei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 10 in tall

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Drummond's Rush

Juncus drummondii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 10 - 18 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Brown, Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dubius Rush

Juncus dubius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Dudley's Rush

Juncus dudleyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

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Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 5 - 7 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Corkscrew Rush

Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Pacific Rush

Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Three Stamened Rush

Juncus ensifolius

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 8 - 24 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Brown, Black

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Klamath

Juncus exiguus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

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Soil drainage

Standing

Falcate Rush

Juncus falcatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Sickleleaved Rush

Juncus falcatus ssp. falcatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Herman's Dwarf Rush

Juncus hemiendytus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 in tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Hermann's Dwarf Rush

Juncus hemiendytus var. hemiendytus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Bog Rush

Juncus hesperius

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Kellogg's Dwarf Rush

Juncus kelloggii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Shiny Rush

Juncus laccatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Red Bluff Dwarf Rush

Juncus leiospermus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 in tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Long Styled Rush

Juncus longistylis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Long-anthered Rush

Juncus macrandrus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Long-leaved Rush

Juncus macrophyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Mertens' Rush

Juncus mertensianus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 11 - 18 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, Red, Brown, Black

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Mexican Rush

Juncus mexicanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 31 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Brownhead Rush

Juncus nevadensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 28 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Knotted Rush

Juncus nodosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Slender Juncus Rush

Juncus occidentalis

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Straightleaf Rush

Juncus orthophyllus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

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Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Pointed Rush

Juncus oxymeris

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Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Common Rush

Juncus patens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Form: Fountain

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Carman's Grey Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Carman's Grey'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elk Blue Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Elk Blue'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Occidental Blue Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Occidental Blue'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Will Fleming Spreading Rush

Juncus patens 'Will Fleming'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Brownhead Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Panicled Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Brown Headed Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Wrinkled Rush

Juncus rugulosus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Rocky Mountain Rush

Juncus saximontanus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

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Standing

Hair Leaved Rush

Juncus supiniformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 - 24 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Dart Slender Rush

Juncus tenuis 'Blue Dart'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright, spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Basket Rush

Juncus textilis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Tiehm's Rush

Juncus tiehmii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 in tall

Flower Color: Green

Wildlife supported:

Torrey's Rush

Juncus torreyi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green, Red, Brown

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Yosemite Dwarf Rush

Juncus triformis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Inch-high Rush

Juncus uncialis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 in tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Irisleaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 1 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown, Yellow, Red

Flowering season: Spring, Summer

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Coulter's Horseweed

Laennecia coulteri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Wildlife supported:

Dotted Duckmeat)

Landoltia punctata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Alkali-sink Goldfields

Lasthenia chrysantha

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 11 in tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Fremont's Goldfields

Lasthenia fremontii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife supported:

Smooth Goldfields

Lasthenia glaberrima

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Wildlife supported:

Yellow Rayed Lasthenia

Lasthenia glabrata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow